* Not eat out at all-- Going to be tough for the weekend. Got to decide weekend menu

* Workout everyday -- Not possible. I manage one zumba class and maybe one more gym session a week. No time or desire to leave the kids and go exercise. If weather is good I will try taking a walk each day. The husband might take this up

* Eat meat and eggs -- I will eat fish and eggs. This is an opportunity to get good eats into my system so I will stick with fresh fish and limited meat

* Fast for 18 hours - I am going to drink water and juice and tea, that is how I fast. I will stop eating Friday around 8 pm and have Saturday Lunch by 2 pm

I have a spreadsheet with probable menu for 5 work days, hopefully I will stick to it. Since no processed food(no ketchup, pickle ??) or eat out was allowed along with no grains it was not easy to plan. I also wanted to control fat in my food though that wasn't one of the conditions. This also needed some prep work on Sunday.

The menu is up here on my spreadheet. The menu seems to have plenty of food, I am not sure if it will be more or less so I will update it as necessary.

I chose simple, light, fancy free recipes which are moderately spicy and Indianized and have tried to plan a balanced meal. Got some idea from Sig's SBD Phase 1. This is NOT SBD though and I can eat a lot of things which maybe they can't.

Never heard of this challenge before! What is the 18 hr fasting for? Apart from that, sounds like a piece of cake to me, sugarless of course :P Good luck with the challenge, menu looks good, really good!

Shesh holay janio:-) I am bad with rules, erokom fixed rules follow korte parina. jodio whenever i see even a pound increase in my wt, i do a no carb lunch (just salad, beans, chicken/eggs, nuts) for lunch, very little carb & a lot of dal/chana/fish & veggies for dinner. i do not take breakfast on weekdays. just black coffee. in 5 days i can see the difference.. then weekends i go normal. nijeke force kore restrict korlei amar matha gondogol hoye jaye.. cannot say that i cannot have atleast 1 marie biscuit :-(

Hi Sandeepa,The 7 day challenge really seems interesting! after reading abt the GM diet and all that....will keep a track of ur progress, May be I'll get the required push to follow the challenge myself...coz offlate my weighing scale is on an alarming mode whenever I step on it :)All the best for the challenge.TC

Hi Sandeepa , I am following your blog for a very long time but never leave a comment . I am a bengali girl & love to read your posts on bengali culture & food. I can resambles myself with your posts & bengali recipes .All the best to you for this challenge . Looking forward for your post at the end of the week .I will also try for this callenge . Subho Nabobasho to you & your family .

I need my marie biscuit too with my Tea/coffee :) I was tempted when Rad's started this, but did not go ahead. Now you are tempting me again and N saying she saw results is icing on the cake. ooops, no sugars! I want to take this up atleast to get back on my workout routine. Been in a slump for waayyy too long.

Hi sandeepa, In my frequent dieting attempts i also forego processed foods and carbs. Sprouted green moong is really helpful - it makes pesarattu dosa, you can microwave it for quick healthy snacks with some peanuts. Soups and hearty stews might also help. I might just join in this challenge! Best of luck with yours,ms

All the best with your challenge. May be I can try from next week! Now I already had my coffee, my breakfast,... I did some similar diet for week and works like wonders! I can survive without Marie and without coffee or tea for a week not more :(

hey sandeepa, it isn't too bad actually and for veteran chefs like you, this would be a breeze, coz frankly, I went a lil nuts trying to figutre menus out, which we helped each other out of course, but it was taxing.

even I was wondering if besan was made from a grain or not :D Planning to start from tomorrow, fingers crossed :DI don't eat meat or eggs, so I guess soy and beans will be the bulk. So veggie soups, sprouted beans, lentils. Pesarattu, dosa made from whole moong and Adai, mixed lentil dosa's (without rice) seem to be good options. I can't think of anything for breakfast though.

I am having Greek yogurt with little Honey and a fruit for breakfast every morning . YummyMorning breakfasts for me have to be quick since I am out by 7, usually it is milk-honey nut cheeriosSo this is a great alternative for me

SharmilaWeekday Breakfast for me is cereal-milk. No savory stuff on weekdays :( So the Greek Yogurt works very well for me.

I am new to blogging(feel free to visit my site) and just happened to see your blog.I like your seven day challenge.Reminds me of my dieting days.I do it for few days and then go back to regular pace again.Will try yours and see if it works this time.Good luck to you.

Sandeepa.. follow ur blog from a long while.. read abt ur 7 day challenge... all the best... u may need to put up a before and after pix to motivate a lot of us.. u know as they say.. a picture is worth a 1000 words..

Went through your blog & loved it.About myself in short :Born & brought up in Kolkata a non bong though,(settled in Singapore) love to eat bengali food.Came here in search of 'luchi aloor dum'. Found the recipe also but after seeing this 7 day plan i think I'll go for this first.Would be glad if you could share the recipe of 'kosha mansho'.Happy Cooking!

I was under the impression that jhol was the light stew that villagers in Bangladesh ate, while curry was the more spicy and zesty urban version in which lots of a blend of moshola is sauteed, with a layer of oil floating on top of the gravy. Since I live in an apartment with a little kitchenette with no doors or windows, and have developed clogged arteries, I decided to eat oil free food. My solution was to prepare jhol in a crockpot in which I added every ingredient and let it slow cook. The dish looks like my concept of jhol and contains no added oil.Tahera Rashidtahera.rashid@gmail.com

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